Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

[Smith, Steelsen]

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks very much for this information. Not a 1:1 but definitely the closest 
thing I've seen to what we're trying to do. I'll contact you off list shortly 
with some additional questions if you have the time.

Thanks!
Steelsen

-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of J Vine
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 5:02 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

Steelsen,

Maybe related but not quite what you're describing: we're developing a requests 
application that will interface with a number of different systems, including 
Illiad, Symphony, and LAS, for fulfilling the requests. Specifically, we are:

- adding a Scan & Deliver option for a subset of our materials, for qualified 
users
- providing a single request process for off-campus materials, regardless of 
where the material is located (currently the user must use vastly different 
procedures depending on which offsite location the materials are stored at - 
and a single archive may have materials in 2 or more different locations)

It's not a shopping cart model, and specifically doesn't solve the problem of 
enforcing Special Collections request limits across multiple archives. (In 
reality, for us, those limits are a little mushy, and all requests with limits 
are mediated - that is, it's up to the division's public service manager to 
decide whether an extra box will fit on the truck on Wednesday.)

But in case it's useful, here's the current UI design spec: 
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__stanford.box.com_s_vqiy70jdh8jqmgg3s39e6ivk717rfln2&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=FlU_ig33o98uJUfe7Tv5TWs-EbGWSS7i3RH_JUJdg9A&m=kNRytmdJFQyjbWLUJvYZfpVQ1DMpNAQ5HG1gJ-J4QQc&s=dpd0bz18Iju3jEc9--v-wci_lq4FJk45FDSrsuPMmus&e=
 

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Jennifer Vine
User Experience Designer
Digital Library Systems & Services
Stanford University Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

[J Vine]

Steelsen,

Maybe related but not quite what you're describing: we're developing a requests 
application that will interface with a number of different systems, including 
Illiad, Symphony, and LAS, for fulfilling the requests. Specifically, we are:

- adding a Scan & Deliver option for a subset of our materials, for qualified 
users
- providing a single request process for off-campus materials, regardless of 
where the material is located (currently the user must use vastly different 
procedures depending on which offsite location the materials are stored at - 
and a single archive may have materials in 2 or more different locations)

It's not a shopping cart model, and specifically doesn't solve the problem of 
enforcing Special Collections request limits across multiple archives. (In 
reality, for us, those limits are a little mushy, and all requests with limits 
are mediated - that is, it's up to the division's public service manager to 
decide whether an extra box will fit on the truck on Wednesday.)

But in case it's useful, here's the current UI design spec: 
https://stanford.box.com/s/vqiy70jdh8jqmgg3s39e6ivk717rfln2

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Jennifer Vine
User Experience Designer
Digital Library Systems & Services
Stanford University Libraries

[CODE4LIB] Register for HTRC UnCamp, March 30-31, 2015

[Dubnicek, Ryan C]

*Apologies for crossposting*

HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp
March 30-31, 2015

This year’s HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp will be held March 30-31, 2015 at 
the University of Michigan Palmer Commons. This is the third iteration of the 
UnCamp—an event that is part hands-on coding and demonstration, part 
inspirational use-cases, part community building, part informational, all 
structured in the dynamic setting of an un-conference programming format. It 
has visionary speakers mixed with boot-camp activities and hands-on sessions 
with HTRC infrastructure and tools. This year’s keynote speakers are Professor 
Michelle Alexopoulos, of the University of Toronto Department of Economics and 
Professor Erez Lieberman Aiden of the Department of Genetics at the Baylor 
College of Medicine. Read more about Michelle and Erez on the HTRC website.

Who should attend?
The HTRC UnCamp is targeted to the digital humanities tool developers, 
researchers and librarians of HathiTrust member institutions, and graduate 
students. Breakout sessions will cover a range of topics and be based around 
attendees’ self-identified roles, so all levels of user/researcher are 
encouraged to attend. Attendees will be asked for their input in planning 
sessions, so please plan to register early!

Registration
The UnCamp will have a minimal registration fee of $150 so as to make the 
Uncamp as affordable as possible for you to attend, while covering meals and 
venue expenses. Registration will be open until March 16, 2015, and is limited 
due to venue constraints, so do plan to register early.

Follow this link to register: 
https://www.eventville.com/catalog/eventregistration1.asp?eventid=1011462

Additional information, including hotel information and the full UnCamp 
program, will be posted at http://www.hathitrust.org/htrc_uncamp2015 as it 
becomes available. Please forward any question to HTRC Executive Assistant, 
Ryan Dubnicek (rdubn...@illinois.edu).

Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

[Doran, Michael D]

Hi Steelsen,

Would the Getting It System Toolkit (GIST) be something that you could adapt or 
build on?

See: http://www.gistlibrary.org/about/

-- Michael

> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Smith, Steelsen
> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:36 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm new to this list, so if there are any conventions I'm ignoring I'd
> appreciate someone letting me know.
> 
> I'm working on a project to allow requests that will go to multiple
> systems to be aggregated in a requesting interface. It would be
> implemented as an independent application, allow a "shopping list" of
> items to be added, and be able to perform some back end business logic
> (availability checking, metadata enrichment, etc.).
> 
> This seems like a very common use case so I'm surprised that I've had
> trouble finding anyone who has published an application that works like
> this - the closest I've found being Umlaut which doesn't seem to support
> multiple simultaneous requesting (although I couldn't get as far as
> "request" in any sample system to be certain). Is anyone on the list
> aware of such a project?
> 
> Thanks,
> Steelsen
> 
> 
> 
> ___
> Steelsen Smith
> Fulfillment Systems Specialist
> Enterprise Systems Group
> Yale Library IT
> 203.432.

[CODE4LIB] Job: Application Programmers/Analysts (2 positions) at University of Michigan

[jobs]

Application Programmers/Analysts (2 positions)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor

**Application Programmers/Analysts**  
[http://umjobs.org/job_detail/106084/application_programmersanalysts](http://u
mjobs.org/job_detail/106084/application_programmersanalysts)

  
**How to Apply**  
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be
attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address
your specific interest in the position, include your salary requirements, and
outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

  
**Job Summary**  
The University of Michigan Library is seeking two skilled programmers to help
create digital library systems and build efficient, automated workflows. The
successful candidates will work as part of a team of programmers, librarians,
and other experts on a major initiative to build a new digital library system
architecture and populate it with new forms of content. The new system will
make use of recent developments in the open source community and will handle a
wide array of materials: video, music, research data sets, historical records,
and more. This is an opportunity to join a skilled and forward-thinking group
and to gain experience with modern technologies that support web-based
research and archiving.

  
The University of Michigan Library is one of the world's largest academic
research libraries and serves a vibrant university community that is home to
19 schools and colleges, 100 top ten graduate programs, and annual research
expenditures approaching $1.5 billion a year. To enable the university's
world-changing work and to serve the public good, the library collects,
preserves, and shares the scholarly and cultural record in all existing and
emerging forms, and leads the reinvention of the academic research library in
the digital age.

  
The library is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and
encourages all employees to fully incorporate their diverse backgrounds,
skills, and life experiences into their work and towards the fulfillment of
the library's mission.

  
Note: These positions will be full-time, three-year term appointments with the
possibility of extension.

  
**Responsibilities***  
- Analyze business and user needs and design solutions involving computer 
systems and software  
- Develop, debug, modify and maintain complex software systems  
- Configure and customize open source software and engage in collaborative 
development activity - using modern tools and techniques  
- Review system and software designs and prepare and conduct functional tests  
- Create and maintain internal documentation  
  
**Required Qualifications***  
- Bachelor's degree in computer science and 3-5 years relevant experience or 
equivalent combination of education and experience.  
- Demonstrated programming skills in a modern programming language.  
- Experience working in a Linux environment.  
- Experience and comfort working in groups.  
- Understands and values diversity and the importance of inclusion as 
demonstrated through a commitment to apply and incorporate the differences, 
complexities, and opportunities that diversity brings to an organization.  
- Positive outlook and willingness to learn.  
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.  
- Excellent written and verbal communication.  
  
**Desired Qualifications***  
- Experience with JRuby, Rails, MySQL, Perl, REST, XML and related technologies 
(ideally, for building data-driven web-based applications and data handling 
routines).  
- Experience with version control (git and GitHub).  
- Experience with test-driven development.  
- Development experience (ideally, server and storage administration and 
security).  
  
**Additional Information**  
Excellent benefits, for details, see benefits.umich.edu/

  
Position receives 24 days of vacation a year, and 15 days of sick leave a year
with provisions for extended benefits, as well as opportunities for
professional development and travel. TIAA-CREF and Fidelity Investments
retirement options available.

  
**Application Deadline**  
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be
removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting
period has ended.

  
Applications will be reviewed as received throughout the posting period and
continue until the position is filled.

  
**U-M EEO/AA Statement**  
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.

  
**Job Opening ID**  
106084

  
**Organizational Group**  
Univ Library

  
**Department**  
Library Info Tech - Core Svcs

  
**Posting Begin/End Date**  
1/30/2015 - 3/22/2015

  
**Salary**  
$55,000.00 - $68,000.00

  



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

[Smith, Steelsen]

Hi Ross and Amy,

Thanks for your replies - ILL software was in fact our first thought 
(channeling everything through ILLiad) but we wanted to apply automation and 
metadata enrichment more efficiently than we could within the available web 
interface. 

As for multiple requesting, Ross, you're right, that's the weird part. It's 
really driven by special collections - we want a user to be able to collect as 
many diverse objects as they'd like and review them *before* they submit 
(partly to have an opportunity to make decisions given request limits and 
restrictions information not available in the finding aid). These then need to 
be routed to various physically (and administratively) separate special 
collections units. For most special collections this aggregation would be 
handled in the finding aid, but we have some that are cataloged in the ILS and 
requested through the OPAC which does not natively handle any type of 
multi-requesting, necessitating this function in the requesting interface. As 
for why multi-requesting - it was in the project requirements for two separate 
projects and requested by another unit in GC Access Services around the same 
time so it seemed like the resolver + cart for physical items was the most reus!
 able approach.

Hope this informs a bit about why it might be useful in our case?

Thanks,
Steelsen




-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ross 
Singer
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 2:10 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

Actually it doesn't seem like a terribly obvious use case: how would a user be 
in a position to send multiple things for enrichment? What happens after 
they're enriched?

Ümlaut seems kind of a perfect intermediary for this, but you'll need to work 
out the before and after (mainly the use case!)

-Ross.

On Friday, March 6, 2015, Smith, Steelsen  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm new to this list, so if there are any conventions I'm ignoring I'd 
> appreciate someone letting me know.
>
> I'm working on a project to allow requests that will go to multiple 
> systems to be aggregated in a requesting interface. It would be 
> implemented as an independent application, allow a "shopping list" of 
> items to be added, and be able to perform some back end business logic 
> (availability checking, metadata enrichment, etc.).
>
> This seems like a very common use case so I'm surprised that I've had 
> trouble finding anyone who has published an application that works 
> like this - the closest I've found being Umlaut which doesn't seem to 
> support multiple simultaneous requesting (although I couldn't get as 
> far as "request" in any sample system to be certain). Is anyone on the 
> list aware of such a project?
>
> Thanks,
> Steelsen
>
>
>
> ___
> Steelsen Smith
> Fulfillment Systems Specialist
> Enterprise Systems Group
> Yale Library IT
> 203.432.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

[Joe Hourcle]

On Fri, 6 Mar 2015, Smith, Steelsen wrote:


Hi All,

I'm new to this list, so if there are any conventions I'm ignoring I'd 
appreciate someone letting me know.


I'm working on a project to allow requests that will go to multiple 
systems to be aggregated in a requesting interface. It would be 
implemented as an independent application, allow a "shopping list" of 
items to be added, and be able to perform some back end business logic 
(availability checking, metadata enrichment, etc.).


This seems like a very common use case so I'm surprised that I've had 
trouble finding anyone who has published an application that works like 
this - the closest I've found being Umlaut which doesn't seem to support 
multiple simultaneous requesting (although I couldn't get as far as 
"request" in any sample system to be certain). Is anyone on the list 
aware of such a project?



I'm aware of such a project.  And it's been the bane of my existance for 
5+ years.  I've actually asked my boss to fire me a few times so that I 
don't have to support it, as it's more like babysitting than anything 
else.


However, it's for science archives, not libraries, and only really 
supports objects that are stored in FITS (Flexibile Image Transport 
System).


I cannot in good faith recommend that anyone use it.  I've even started up 
a mailing list for IT people in solar physics archives so that I can try 
to make sure that we fight against implementing it for any new scientific 
missions.


-Joe

ps. it's not an independent application ... it's the service that does 
the 'metadata enrichment' because they store all of the data without any 
metadata so that anyone outside not running their custom software can 
actually make use of it ... and then I manage the system that does the 
aggregation, and someone else wrote the logic for availability checking 
(which seems to have decided to crap itself last month, shortly after the 
programmer who wrote it 5+ years ago moved on to another job).


pps.  if you're going to implement something like this, I'd recommend 
using metalink for the 'shipping cart' sort of stuff, and hand off to some 
dedicated download manager.  For our community, an even better option 
would be BagIt with a fetch.txt file, but the client-side tool support 
just isn't out there.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

[Amy Drayer]

Dear Steelsen and Code4Libbers:

My apologies, but I'm not quite sure I understand the difference between
what you are building and what an interlibrary loan application would
provide (for which there are many products available).  You are probably
aware of those options (we use VDX right now for statewide lending and
requesting); there's at least one open source ILL option called FulfILLment
(http://www.fulfillment-ill.org/) that may help?  Is what you are doing
more seamless than that type of software?  Perhaps someone else has a more
educated response.

In peace,

Amy M. Drayer, MLIS
Senior IT Specialist, Web Developer
amost...@gmail.com
http://www.puzumaki.com

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Smith, Steelsen 
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm new to this list, so if there are any conventions I'm ignoring I'd
> appreciate someone letting me know.
>
> I'm working on a project to allow requests that will go to multiple
> systems to be aggregated in a requesting interface. It would be implemented
> as an independent application, allow a "shopping list" of items to be
> added, and be able to perform some back end business logic (availability
> checking, metadata enrichment, etc.).
>
> This seems like a very common use case so I'm surprised that I've had
> trouble finding anyone who has published an application that works like
> this - the closest I've found being Umlaut which doesn't seem to support
> multiple simultaneous requesting (although I couldn't get as far as
> "request" in any sample system to be certain). Is anyone on the list aware
> of such a project?
>
> Thanks,
> Steelsen
>
>
>
> ___
> Steelsen Smith
> Fulfillment Systems Specialist
> Enterprise Systems Group
> Yale Library IT
> 203.432.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

[Ross Singer]

Actually it doesn't seem like a terribly obvious use case: how would a user
be in a position to send multiple things for enrichment? What happens after
they're enriched?

Ümlaut seems kind of a perfect intermediary for this, but you'll need to
work out the before and after (mainly the use case!)

-Ross.

On Friday, March 6, 2015, Smith, Steelsen  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm new to this list, so if there are any conventions I'm ignoring I'd
> appreciate someone letting me know.
>
> I'm working on a project to allow requests that will go to multiple
> systems to be aggregated in a requesting interface. It would be implemented
> as an independent application, allow a "shopping list" of items to be
> added, and be able to perform some back end business logic (availability
> checking, metadata enrichment, etc.).
>
> This seems like a very common use case so I'm surprised that I've had
> trouble finding anyone who has published an application that works like
> this - the closest I've found being Umlaut which doesn't seem to support
> multiple simultaneous requesting (although I couldn't get as far as
> "request" in any sample system to be certain). Is anyone on the list aware
> of such a project?
>
> Thanks,
> Steelsen
>
>
>
> ___
> Steelsen Smith
> Fulfillment Systems Specialist
> Enterprise Systems Group
> Yale Library IT
> 203.432.
>

[CODE4LIB] Get It Services / Cart

[Smith, Steelsen]

Hi All,

I'm new to this list, so if there are any conventions I'm ignoring I'd 
appreciate someone letting me know.

I'm working on a project to allow requests that will go to multiple systems to 
be aggregated in a requesting interface. It would be implemented as an 
independent application, allow a "shopping list" of items to be added, and be 
able to perform some back end business logic (availability checking, metadata 
enrichment, etc.).

This seems like a very common use case so I'm surprised that I've had trouble 
finding anyone who has published an application that works like this - the 
closest I've found being Umlaut which doesn't seem to support multiple 
simultaneous requesting (although I couldn't get as far as "request" in any 
sample system to be certain). Is anyone on the list aware of such a project?

Thanks,
Steelsen



___
Steelsen Smith
Fulfillment Systems Specialist
Enterprise Systems Group
Yale Library IT
203.432.

[CODE4LIB] Job: Website Developer at Indian Trails Public Library

[jobs]

Website Developer
Indian Trails Public Library
Wheeling

**Title: **Website Developer  
**Grade: **9  
**Average Weekly Work Hours: **37.5  
**FLSA Classification: **Exempt  
  
**Position Purpose:**  
To serve the members of the Indian Trails Library District by overseeing the
day-to-day development of the library's Internet, Intranet, and local and
remote web accessible resource. This employee works under the supervision of
the Information Technology Manager.

  
**Key Duties and Responsibilities:**

  * Work with the Communications Services Department, and other departments as 
needed, to provide marketing, information, and resource access through the 
library website, Intranet site, and resource sites.
  * Manage updates, maintenance and troubleshooting for all web-related 
operations, including the library website, staff Intranet, remote patron 
authentication system, library kiosk, catalog web access, and web accessible 
resources.
  * Schedule and conduct web committee meetings.
  * Design, implement, program, and deploy new ideas and products.
  * Maintain an awareness of staff hardware and software needs in relation to 
web-based technologies.
  * Maintain an awareness of current and trending hardware and software 
technology.
  * Analyze website metrics monthly. Ascertain which statistics are important, 
and how to use them to create a better user experience.
  * Perform other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications:**

  * Bachelor's degree in website development, programming, or related field or 
a combination of an Associate's Degree in website development with three years 
related experience and job relevant certifications.
  * Extensive experience using Windows compatible and/or Apple Macintosh 
computers with regards to web development, implementation, and deployment.
  * Ability to take a design from conception to final, navigable website using 
proven user experience (UX) methodologies and progressive enhancement.
  * Experience with a content management system (CMS) such as Drupal or Adobe 
Web Design Creative Suite.
  * Working knowledge of HTML, XML, SQL, PHP, JavaScript.
  * Experience with Linux and Apache.
  * Technical knowledge of computer hardware operations, and awareness of 
trends in hardware and software technology.
  * Strong desire to innovate and push technology forward.
  * Excellent communication and training skills required.
  
Salary of $46,030.00. To apply, send resume via e-mail to HR at h...@itpld.org
Please include the job title in the subject line.



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[CODE4LIB] Last day to vote for Code4lib 2016 location

[Francis Kayiwa]

Re-transmitting earlier message because I am lazy:

Hey All,

Just wanted to make everyone aware of the two fantastic proposals to 
host Code4lib 2016 that have been submitted. The cities of of Los 
Angeles and Philadelphia have submitted proposals which are now 
available at the official Code4lib Website


http://code4lib.org/content/code4lib-2016-conference-proposals

Voting will open tomorrow (UTC so probably already open if you are 
reading this) and will remain open until 2015-03-07 08:00:00 UTC


You can vote here (registration required)

http://vote.code4lib.org/election/37

Thanks to the both cities for their submissions.

best regards,
Francis


--
You may be infinitely smaller than some things, but you're infinitely
larger than others.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Drupal code club

[Nathan Rogers]

I would be interested in doing this.

Nathan Rogers
T  216-707-2545

-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Bridger 
Dyson-Smith
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 1:03 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Drupal code club

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Brown, Bryan  wrote:

> With the overwhelming response to the recent post about a 
> Python/PyMARC code club on the Code4Lib list, I was wondering if 
> anyone would be interested in something similar for Drupal. As a 
> Drupal user and a wannabe module developer, I'm finding that reading 
> other people's modules (especially core) is one of the best ways to 
> really understand what's going on under the hood. Much like Python, 
> Drupal has its own unique idioms and ways of looking at problems, and 
> reading modules helps one get into this mindset.
>
> If anyone else is interested in this, please let me know either 
> through a reply to this thread or a direct email (bjbr...@fsu.edu). If 
> there is sufficient interest, I'll try to set up something similar to 
> what the Python/PyMARC crowd is doing.
>
> - Bryan Brown
>

+1

Thanks,
Bridger

[CODE4LIB] Job: Reference and Instruction Librarian/Social Sciences Librarian at Eastern Washington University

[jobs]

Reference and Instruction Librarian/Social Sciences Librarian
Eastern Washington University
Cheney

Eastern Washington University Libraries seek an energetic reference and
instruction librarian, with a strong commitment to student success and
retention, to support the social science programs.

  
This position is a 10-month, full-time tenure-track library faculty
appointment to perform professional responsibilities in librarianship,
scholarship, and service. Reporting to the faculty chair, the Social Sciences
Librarian will promote a positive work environment, encouraging collaboration
and communication. The candidate will work closely with the library faculty
and staff to identify ways to promote reference and instructional goals and
objectives.

  
This person will develop creative, student-centered approaches to provide
library programs and services. Responsibilities in librarianship will focus on
both reference and instruction activities primarily at the Cheney campus, but
will also involve providing reference service for students enrolled in the
online and distance education programs.

  
Position Responsibilities

  
Instruction

  
- Provides information literacy instruction for assigned social science liaison 
areas and the general education curriculum in accordance with the ACRL 
Information Literacy Standards.  
- Creates and maintains online tutorials, research guides (e.g. LibGuides), 
training materials and programs to support outreach and instructional 
initiatives.  
- Travels to off-campus locations for distance education programs as needed.  
- May have the opportunity to teach credit classes in support of the general 
education curriculum, either on information literacy issues or other areas of 
interest.  
- Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and 
assessment of student learning.  
  
Reference

  
- Provides general reference assistance to all library patrons both in-person 
at the reference desk and virtually (e.g. QuestionPoint) as scheduled.  
- Provides specialized social science, instruction and research assistance.  
- Participates in night and weekend reference as needed.  
  
Collection Development & Outreach to Departments

  
- Coordinates collection development for assigned social sciences disciplines 
in collaboration and/or consultation with social science faculty.  
- Works collaboratively with library faculty in evaluating and selecting 
databases.  
- Performs outreach to social science faculty. Collaborates with the social 
science faculty on information literacy initiatives to promote student learning 
and success. Promotes a mutual awareness of services and programs between the 
library and social sciences departments.  
  
General

  
- Participates in library and university committees, governance, and working 
groups.  
- Collaborates with a variety of colleagues and clients across the university 
and the region.  
- Explores and develops funding opportunities through grant and proposal 
writing. 



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Curation Librarian at Fort Hays State University

[jobs]

Digital Curation Librarian
Fort Hays State University
Hays

Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University (FHSU) seeks a creative and
service-oriented colleague to build, curate, and promote the library's unique
digital collections and to partner with others across campus in a variety of
academic digital initiatives. The Digital Curation Librarian will work closely
with colleagues from the library, the university, and the regional cultural
heritage community to ensure that Forsyth Library's digital collections are
accessible and available for integration with teaching, research, and learning
and that collections contribute to an enlightened understanding of the history
of the university and of western Kansas. This position will join a team of
library staff committed to effectively manage and preserve distinctive
collections and provide access to archives in all formats. The Librarian will
also work with faculty, staff and students to incorporate a variety of
creative and scholarly works into a digital repository on the open web for
greater visibility.

  
Duties and Responsibilities

The Digital Curation Librarian manages Forsyth Library's locally created
digital materials, taking a lead role in the creation, maintenance and
stewardship of digital collections, including the digitization of special
collections. This position provides strategies for effective management and
preservation of library digital assets and participates with colleagues in
conversations on scholarly communications, open education materials, and other
information systems that require connectivity or integration with digital
collections.

  
The successful candidate will establish priorities, manage projects, create
workflows and identify digital collection development opportunities as
informed by emerging trends and best practices in digital collection creation
and management. Working within Forsyth Library's distributed collection
analysis and development environment, this position facilitates communication
and workflows across Forsyth's various units and ensures that internal and
external stakeholders remain informed and engaged. This position is also
responsible for investigating, planning, and managing digital content format
conversions and migrations; promoting digital collections; seeking grant
funding for digital initiatives, and modeling innovative and flexible
solutions that meet the needs of FHSU's faculty, students and staff. This
position supervises students assigned to work on digital projects.

  
Required Qualifications

  * American Library Association-accredited Master's degree (MA/MLS/MLIS/MIS).
  * Experience managing digital projects.
  * Knowledge of emerging best practices related to digital collections, 
curation, digital preservation, and the requisite technologies that support 
these practices.
  * Experience using a variety of metadata standards used in digital 
collections (e.g., EAD, MODS, METS, VRA Core, Dublin Core).
  * Familiarity with digital and metadata conversion technologies, digital 
object standards, and optimal workflows for curation.
  * Ability to collaborate successfully within FHSU or vendor's technical staff 
responsible for scripting, programming and systems administration.
  * Demonstrated ability to work effectively, cooperatively, and 
collaboratively with a variety of individuals and groups across an organization 
to accomplish initiatives.
  * Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate, and implement 
projects.
  * Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially for the purpose 
of describing standards and procedures.
  * Comfortable working in an environment that embraces rapid change and 
collegiality.
Preferred Qualifications:

  * 2 or more years experience in building and curating digital collections in 
a digital repository service (e.g. ContentDM, DSpace, Islandora/Fedora, Digital 
Commons).
  * Experience with XML.
  * Knowledge of one or more scripting and/or programming languages, XSLT, 
HTML, XHTML, CSS and ADA guidelines.
  * Familiarity with best practices relating to audio visual materials.
  * Supervisory experience.
  * Experience working directly with students and faculty.
  * Experience with inter-institutional collaboration.
  * Successful experience in grant writing and grant management.
  * Experience working with digital repository systems.
FHSU invites candidates from diverse backgrounds who will contribute
affirmatively and creatively to the university's multicultural environment.
Our goal is for our employees to reflect the rich mix of backgrounds, life
experiences, cultures, perspectives and world views that is found within our
university community.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Preservation and Scholarship (DPS) Project Manager at Rhodes College

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Digital Preservation and Scholarship (DPS) Project Manager
Rhodes College
Memphis

Rhodes College invites applications for a Digital Preservation and Scholarship
(DPS) Project Manager. The DPS Project Manager will be a member of our Digital
Preservation and Scholarship (DPS) Team, which provides planning and support
services for College programs and projects in the areas of innovative
pedagogies, engaged scholarship, and digital preservation and access. Services
provided by the person in this position fall into 3 categories: (1) discovery
and research, (2) project planning, management and assessment, and (3) working
on project teams as technical lead.

  
Co-lead the project portfolio management team, overseeing workflows and
resource deployment for ongoing digital assets/digital scholarship projects as
well as prioritizing and scheduling new projects;

  
Supervise student teams involved in projects, and train/deploy student workers
throughout the College to provide support (e.g. transcription, web application
development, processing digital assets) for projects;

  
Collaborate with faculty, staff, students and community partners to develop
outreach programming connected to our digital collections and projects;

  
Provide technical support for projects, including metadata schema design and
implementation, strategy development for existing digital archives, and
maintaining inter-operability among systems;

  
Assess new and emerging pedagogical trends and technologies and report
findings;

  
Identify resources, vendors and/or partners to provide services for projects,
focusing in particular on collaborative opportunities that build capacity;

  
Minimum Qualifications

  
A Bachelor's degree in any field that supports an understanding of and
engagement with information and systems that support teaching and learning,
and academic research. ML(I)S or advanced degree strongly preferred. The
successful candidate will work well with both colleagues and community
partners, and thrive on learning new tools and strategies and on re-
conceptualizing problems in the context of multiple perspectives. We are
seeking a candidate with strong technical skills in supporting digital
repositories and web-based application development. Also required are a
minimum of three years of experience working with digital collections; a
background in digital humanities, instructional technology or related field;
demonstrated successful experiences in collaborative/team working
environments; project management experience; highly developed oral and written
communication skills; demonstrate an aptitude for being flexible and
adaptable; and a commitment to the mission of Rhodes College. Please apply
online at Jobs.Rhodes.edu. Submit a letter of application, resume or CV, and
the names and email addresses of three references.

Founded in 1848, Rhodes College is a highly selective, private, residential,
undergraduate college, located in Memphis, Tennessee. We aspire to graduate
students with a lifelong passion for learning, a compassion for others, and
the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective
leadership and action in their communities and the world. We encourage
applications from candidates interested in helping us achieve this vision.

  
Rhodes College values an inclusive and welcoming environment. We are an equal
opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workforce.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Systems Librarian at Becker College

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Systems Librarian
Becker College
Worcester

Reporting to the Director of Libraries in a collaborative team environment
which supports two college libraries on Becker's Worcester and Leicester
campuses, respectively, the Systems Librarian will work with library staff and
outside vendors to ensure optimization and continuous improvement of the
library's systems and electronic resources, including, but not limited to, the
Millennium integrated library system, electronic databases and e-journals, as
well as the library resources portions of the college website and library
social media outlets and related interfaces. The librarian will manage
database and networked access through EzProxy, and assume responsibility for
management and troubleshooting. The librarian will provide training on the
library system and library catalog, electronic resources, and college
enterprise-wide systems as necessary. This individual will also maintain the
library staff wiki and knowledgebase. Reference and information desk duty and
oversight of library work-study students and student workers is required. The
librarian will be called upon for library and extra-mural instruction and
presentation on library resources and related information and computing
technology topics that are relevant and engaging to students, faculty, and the
college community. This person will coordinate library data collection and
reporting. Additional responsibilities may evolve to include the development
of digital archive and repository platforms.

  
Knowledge, skills, abilities, credentials required:

  * Master of Library and Information Science from an accredited program
  * Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Access, Excel and Powerpoint
  * Relational database experience including designing tables and databases, 
importing/exporting data, writing queries, and knowledge of SQL
  * Web development/programming experience in HTML and CSS and experience with 
Wordpress content management systems
  * Thorough understanding of integrated library systems - Millennium 
experience a plus
  * Knowledge of scholarly communication concerns including open access, open 
educational resources and institutional repositories
  * Library instruction and presentation skills - knowledge of experience with 
instructional technology and learning management systems a plus
  * Ability to act as a team player, communicate frequently with Director and 
library staff
  * Work independently with close attention to detail
  * Professionally represent library and college in-person and online
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and three
professional references (unless otherwise indicated) to Human Resources,
Becker College, 61 Sever Street, Worcester, MA 01609-2195 or e-mail to
steven.bourga...@becker.edu Review of applications will begin upon receipt.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Specialist - Digitization at Utah Valley University

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Specialist - Digitization
Utah Valley University
Orem

Under the direction of the Digitization and Archives Librarian, the
Digitization Specialist will use professional grade equipment to capture,
restore, correct, and edit images, audio and video to ensure preservation and
accessibility of selected information.

  
Scans and digitizes archival material. Captures, restores and corrects images.
Loads digitized materials with the associated metadata into CONTENTdm.

  * Knowledge of the role of the archives and digitization in the library, on 
campus, and within the larger community.
  * Knowledge of digital project planning and implementation.
  * Knowledge of authoring CD's and DVD's.
  * Knowledge of Apple Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple DVD Studio 
Pro or similar DVD authoring software, Adobe Flash, and designing webpages 
using XHTML and CSS.
  * Graduation from an accredited institution with an associate's degree in a 
related field plus two years of experience or a combination of relative 
education and experience totaling four years.
  
Experience using a digital content management system such as CONTENTdm to load
images and enter metadata.

  
Ability to use Plus Deck 2 and Express Scribe, to digitize and transcribe oral
history audio for preservation and access purposes.

  
Preferred Qualification: Graduation from an accredited institution with
Bachelor's degree and one years' experience related to the essential functions
OR a combination of education and experience related to the essential
functions totaling 5 years.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Services Librarian at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Web Services Librarian
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga

The UTC Library seeks a motivated, creative and user-focused professional to
fill our Web Services Librarian position at the University of Tennessee,
Chattanooga (UTC).

Library Description

  
In December 2014, UTC opened a 5-story 180,000 square foot library. The
library staff comprises 21 librarians and 18 staff members, operates on an
annual budget of just over 3 million dollars, and possesses collection
holdings of more than 500,000 volumes, over 2,500 active journal
subscriptions, 120 databases, and over 28,000 accessible online journals.

  
The new library provides a large information commons with 150+ public
computers, 38 group study rooms, a media studio, 3 library instruction
classrooms, a writing center, a cafe and a 24 hour study space. The library
delivers a comprehensive range of public services, including proactive
outreach, instruction, and reference.

Information Technology Team

  
UTC Library's Information Technology Team consists of two librarians and two
staff members working in an environment that stresses a progressive,
collaborative and customer-focused approach to information services. The team
supports approximately 350 desk or laptop computers and assorted peripherals,
a variety of open-source online services, and numerous other library web and
digital services. The team works closely with UTC's Information Technology
Division.

Position Summary

  
Reporting to the Dean of the UTC Library, and working under the direction of
the Team Lead for Information Technology, the Web Services Librarian provides
support for library web services and other content management systems. As a
tenure-track position, the Web Services Librarian holds responsibilities in
three core areas:

  
As Web Services Librarian

  * Iteratively design, develop and maintain content management systems.
  * Assess and improve patron experience via analytics and usability testing.
  * Create and maintain appropriate documentation; gather and evaluate relevant 
statistics.
  * Support library staff members in the development of digital content.
  * Enhance cross-platform integration of online resources and services.
  * Build according to contemporary design, coding and accessibility standards.
  * Participate in the overall library-computing environment to ensure optimal 
and consistent operation.
  * Participate in the acquisition, development, and support of digital 
collections, tools, services, and applications that facilitate teaching, 
learning, and research.
As Information Technology Team Member

  * Specific job duties within the team will vary based on position, but the 
following responsibilities encompass the broad functional activities of the 
Information Technology Team Members:
  * Develop and maintain information technology services in an effective 
student learning environment.
  * Provide consultation, support and problem resolution to ensure library 
software and hardware is functional, interoperable, and serves the ongoing goal 
of supporting research and teaching.
  * Guide students, faculty, and staff in use of technology resources.
  * Partner with campus faculty, staff, and students as a technology leader, 
facilitator, trainer, designer, and developer of information technology 
initiatives and projects.
  * Identify, evaluate, and recommend technologies and resources for campus and 
library needs.
  * Maintain computers, hardware, and software delivery and production 
platforms.
  * Promote student success and retention through advocacy of use of library 
services and resources.
  * Serve as backup to other members of the library's Information Technology 
Services Team.
dAs Library and University Citizen

  * Participate in providing reference, liaison, and outreach services to the 
university community.
  * Participate in library-wide planning and committee work.
  * Participate in UTC governance, planning, and service.
  * Conduct scholarship consistent with a tenure-track appointment.
  * Engage in continuing professional development.
Qualifications

The ideal candidate possesses the initiative, flexibility, and creativity to
manage projects both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic work
environment. The candidate should be able to handle complex, analytical and
detailed work while maintaining a positive, change-oriented attitude.
Effective writing and oral communication skills and strong interpersonal
skills are a must. The candidate should exhibit a strong customer service
focus, a passion for the profession, and a deep commitment to the academic
community. In addition to the aforementioned attributes, candidate assessment
will rely on the strength of the following qualifications:

  
Required

  * Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program.
  * Demonstrable experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  * Demonstrable experience with common web authoring tools and content 
management systems.
  *